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References

  1. ↑ Sieh, Rodney (September 19, 2019). "Liberia: County Supt. Suspended Over Leaked Audio Discussing 'Overthrow' of President". FrontPage Africa . Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  2. ↑ "President Weah Suspends Bong County Superintendent". Executive Mansion of Liberia. February 15, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  3. ↑ "President Weah Declares Monday as National Day of Mourning". Executive Mansion of Liberia. February 15, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Liberia: President Weah Declares Monday as National Day of Mourning Over Nimba Mining Tragedy". FrontPage Africa. February 16, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Liberia mourns dozens killed in mudslide at alleged illegal mine". Mining. February 18, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  6. ↑ Her Excellency Ellen Johnson Sirleaf appointed as WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Health Workforce World Health Organization, press release of 20 May 2019.
  7. ↑ Dahir, Abdi Latif (June 7, 2019). "Liberia blocks internet amidst anti-Weah protests". Africanews . Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Liberia has blocked social media as protesters demand the return of missing millions". Quartz Africa. June 7, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Statement: Peace Hut Women of Liberia wins 2019 UN Population Award". UN Women. June 20, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  10. ↑ "First Lady Clar Weah Launches She's You Movement – New Republic Liberia". June 21, 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-06-22. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
  11. ↑ "Leymah Gbowee MA '07 honored as national orator for Liberia's 172nd Independence Day celebration". Eastern Mennonite University. July 26, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  12. ↑ Karmo, Henry (August 2, 2019). "Liberia: Opposition Dillon Declared Winner of Montserrado Senatorial Elections; Urey Leaps Ahead of Kamara in District 15. Race". FrontPage Africa . Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Japan-Liberia Summit Meeting". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. August 30, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  14. ↑ "Fire in Liberia religious school kills dozens of children". Al Jazeera. September 18, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  15. ↑ Winsor, Morgan (September 19, 2019). "Boarding school fire kills at least 26 children, 1 teacher in Liberia, police say". ABC News. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  16. ↑ Alonge, Bolaji (November 19, 2019). "Liberia Music Awards 2019: All the winners". Music in Africa. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  17. ↑ Dodoo, Lennart (April 25, 2019). "Liberia: Adolph Lawrence Funeral Disrupted; Body Forcefully Taken from Capitol" . Retrieved August 10, 2022.
  18. ↑ Dunn, D. Elwood (July 12, 2019). "Liberia: Christopher T.m. Minikon, 1933-2019, a Tribute". AllAfrica. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  19. ↑ "CLLR. Charles Walker Brumskine Dies | Liberian Observer". Archived from the original on 21 November 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
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